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Who Is Ivanka Trump?

SHE'S been in the public eye since she was a child, as the daughter of a prominent businessman and former model, but what do we know about Ivanka Trump? Despite the controversies that have plagued her business, her many famous friends speak highly of her intelligence and loyalty - so who is she really? From where she studied, to who she married, to what she plans to do as first daughter, Vogue charts the evolution of Ivanka Trump.

Born Ivanka Marie Trump, she is the middle child of Donald and Ivana Trump, alongside brothers Donald and Eric. Her parents divorced when she was nine, and her father married twice more, bringing her two more siblings: half-sister Tiffany, and half-brother Barron.

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Her Education

She studied in Manhattan, attending Chapin School, before transferring to Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut – a boarding school that she characterised as being “like a prison” while her friends were “having fun” in New York. After graduation, she enrolled at Georgetown University before graduating from Wharton Business School with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She is bi-lingual, also speaking fluent French, but has only a basic grasp of her mother’s native language, Czech.

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Teenage Modelling

Every generation has its socialite models, and Trump was a face of choice in the Nineties and early Noughties. She appeared on the cover of Seventeen aged 16, and was subsequently enlisted for several major shows and campaigns, walking for Versace and appearing in ads for Tommy Hilfiger among others.

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Early Career

She joined the family business in 2005, aged just 23, and in 2007 launched her own jewellery line which later spawned a ready-to-wear and accessories line. It hasn’t been all plain sailing for the company, which has been accused of plagiarism by other designers and has been subject to investigations relating to products’ safety. As well as being part of The Trump Organisation, she worked with her father on his television show, The Apprentice, acting as a boardroom judge alongside him for several series.

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Famous Friends

As well as being a childhood friend of Paris Hilton, Ivanka has also maintained a close relationship with fellow first daughter Chelsea Clinton. Despite their recent political rivalry for the 2016 election, Clinton said of her the previous year: "There's nothing skin-deep about Ivanka. And I think that's a real tribute to her because certainly anyone as gorgeous as she is could have probably gone quite far being skin-deep."

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Meeting Her Husband

After several relatively long-term relationships, Trump met real-estate developer Jared Kushner in 2005. Although they separated briefly in 2008 - said to be due to objections by his family – they reunited and were married in 2009. The couple have three children, daughter Arabella and sons Joseph and Theodore. Her brother-in-law is businessman and investor Joshua Kushner, who has been dating model Karlie Kloss since 2012.

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Family Life

Although they began raising their family in Manhattan, Trump and Kushner have now purchased a home in the Kalorama area of Washington DC (pictured) in preparation for their move to the capital along with her father. Her step-mother Melania, on the other hand, is staying in New York while her son Barron completes his schooling.

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Other Endevours

Trump has written two motivational business tomes, the second of which is set to be released later this year. The first, released in 2009, was entitled The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life, and will be succeeded by Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success.

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Political Loyalties

Although she supported her father at many rallies and speeches, and even spoke on his behalf at the Republician National Convention, she has resolutely refused to pledge her allegiance to any political party. During her father’s presidential campaign, Trump said of her political views, "Like many of my fellow millennials, I do not consider myself categorically Republican or Democrat." She backed Hillary Clinton when she ran against Barack Obama in 2007, even donating $1,000 to her campaign, but backed Republican candidate Mitt Romney when he ran against Obama in 2012.

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Accusations of Opportunism

Following the election, Trump wore a bracelet on a television appearance with her father, after which her company promoted the bracelet. She was accused of attempting to monetise her position as first daughter, and the company apologised, blaming "a well-intentioned marketing employee at one of our companies who was following customary protocol". Ahead of her father’s inauguration, Trump announced that she planned to step down from her role in her eponymous fashion company, as well as relinquishing her role in her father’s company.

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Move To Washington

Following her move to divest her interests in her eponymous company, which complies with Washington ethics guidelines, many commentators suggested that a role within her father’s administration was next on the agenda for Trump. Her husband, Jared, was appointed as senior-adviser to the incoming president and, since her father has previously referred to her as his leading advisor on "women's health and women", there is certainly a chance that her role could be formalised within his team.